Y8 Minime - obd1 or obd2 ?

[kraiye]

i've been noticing people going for the p28 and was wondering what's the advantage of converting from obd2 to obd1 with the y7block/y8head minime?
why not just keep the obd2 ecu?

[civic97]

they switch to tune or they have an 0bd1 car. a p28 wont give the y8 head its full potential because the y8 and z6 maps have diffrent timming. but if you chip the p28 then you can tune your setup.

[sql_civic]

If you're JUST doing a mini-me I say chipping a P28 for an OBDII setup is overkill. My cheap advise is to do a mini-me first and get it running with a P2P. When when you're ready to do other mods like boost, then chip it.

[kraiye]

thanks
so is it as easy to chip the p2p as it is the p28? i heard the p2p's were a bit of a pain in the butt

[NS_Y7]

You essentially cant chip an OBD-2 ecu....you can, but be prepared to spend WAY more then its worth.

[sql_civic]

Sorry, I meant to say to replace the P2P with a P28 and chip the P28.

[-=Zeqs=-]

The OBD1 ECU's won't look for the extra EVAP Components that a 96+ ECU will. Therefore, with a 96-00 ECU, you'll through a check engine code unless you convert your entire EVAP system over. Unless of course you have a 96-97 EX ecu from a Sedan...

[sql_civic]

The OBD1 ECU's won't look for the extra EVAP Components that a 96+ ECU will. Therefore, with a 96-00 ECU, you'll through a check engine code unless you convert your entire EVAP system over. Unless of course you have a 96-97 EX ecu from a Sedan...

No. This is incorrect. You will not have to convert your entire EVAP on a Y7/Y8 mini-me.

[jdm ek]

could you not use the ecu from the same car as the z6 head? or is that the p2p ecu your talking about? im looking at doing a mini me on my edm d15z6 using a z6 head from the d16z6, could i get away with using the ecu from the same engine or would an obd1 p28 b better? its for my 97 edm civic.